Hunt for the U-576
Searching for Stories
•
20m
A team of maritime archaeologists descends 700 feet off the coast of North Carolina in search of the U-576, a German submarine that went down in a historic 1942 battle, possibly trapping 45 Nazi sailors inside.
Up Next in Searching for Stories
-
Steam: 200 Years on the Tracks
200 years ago, the sound and pace of the world changed forever...On September 27th, 1825, the Locomotion Number One made its first journey on the Stockton and Darlington railway line, marking the birth of the modern railway.
Dan Snow climbs aboard a working replica, recreating that historic ori...
-
24 Hours in Medieval Armour
Luke Tomes undertakes a series of challenges around England's capital wearing 14th century full-plate armour.
In this video, you'll find out what life was like for medieval knights in battle and on crusade, how they trained for combat, how much their armour cost them and most importantly, how th...
-
In Search of the Minoans
Rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, the Minoan Civilization, whose earliest beginnings were from c. 3500 BC on the island of Crete, became one of the most developed, complex urban civilizations in antiquity. Yet we still kn...